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Benson out of hospital after wreck

Associated Press

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Reigning NASCAR truck champion Johnny Benson has been released from a Grand Rapids hospital three days after being injured in a fiery crash. The 45-year-old driver suffered burns and broken ribs after his vehicle collided with another car, slammed into a wall and burst into flames. The crash was Saturday during an International SuperModified Association race at Berlin Raceway in Marne, just northwest of Grand Rapids. Benson was taken to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospi ...

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